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1902. : 
Alpha of Illinois . University of Illinois 
Beta of Illinois University of Chicago 
1903. 
Gamma of Illinois Northwestern University 
Alpha of Ohio Western Reserve Univ. 


Alpha of Pennsylvania Jefferson Med. College 
Beta of Pennsylvania Univ. of Pennsylvania 
1905. 

Alpha of Missouri Washington University 


1906. 


Alpha of Massachusetts Harvard University 
Alpha of California University of California - 
Alpha of Maryland Johns Hopkins Univ. 
Alpha of Ontario University of Toronto 


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1907. 


Alpha of New York Columbia University 
Alpha of Michigan . Univ. of Michigan 


1908. 


Alpha of Minnesota University of Minnesota 


Committee on Publication of Catalogue. 


Dr. CiypE L. CuMMER, Chairman. 
Pror. FREDERICK C. WaAITE. 


Dr. Car, H. LENHART, 





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OFFICERS OF 
THE NATIONAL FRATERNITY. 


WinriEtp S. Hatt, B. S., M. S., M. D., Ph. D., 
Primarius 
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. 


Wa tter B. Cannon, A. B., A. M., M. D., 
Associate Primarius 
Harvard Medical School, Boston. 


Wiu11am W. Root, B. S., M. D., Sec’y-Treas. 
170 Baldwin Ave., Detroit. 


COMMITTEE ON NEW CHAPTERS. 


Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. 


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} Dean W. S. Hatt, Chairman 


ProFEssor W. B. CANNON 
Harvard Medical School, Boston. 


DEAN J. M. Dopson 
Rush Medical College, Chicago. 


Proressor F .C. WAITE 
Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland. 


Docror W. W. Root, Secretary 
170 Baldwin Ave., Detroit. 





THE ANIMUS OF 
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA 


by the founder 


Dr. William W. Root 
Detroit. 





In the first decade of the twentieth century 
more progress has been made in advancing the 
standards of medical education in America 
than in all the preceding years put together. Of 
all the influences at work during this marvelous 
period but one organized effort has arisen within 
the student body and no future history of med- 
icine can be complete without some reference to 
this influence. This is the Alpha Omega Alpha 
Society. 

At five o’clock in the afternoon of the twenty- 
fifth day of August, 1902, six seniors* met in the 
Bacteriological Laboratory of the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago to register 
definitely their protest against a condition which 
associated the term “medical student” with 
rowdyism, boorishness, immorality, and low edu- 
cational ideals and.to pledge mutually to do what 
they could to remedy this condition. This pro- 
test arose entirely within the student body, no 
member of the faculty having been consulted. 
It was part of the original plan to give this 
organization the form of a non-secret, honorary 
medical fraternity in order that the added pres- 
tige accompanying this idea might enable it the 
better to do its work. ‘This idea however was 
to be merely a means to an end, the real motive 
of the organization always being the advance- 
ment of moral and educational standards both in 
the medical school and in the profession. 

Membership is based upon scholarship as shown 
by the faculty records of the medical course, 
but the election to membership is left with the 
student members of the fraternity since they 
alone know of dishonesty in examination or 
immorality on the part of candidates, either of 
which precludes membership. A small number 
of physicians may be selected from those who 
have performed some distinguished service to 
their fellows. Women are admitted on the same 
terms as men. In fact race, color, creed, sex 





* The members chosen before formal organization 
were William W. Root, Charles L. Williams, Ernest 
S. Moore, Benjamin Thomas, George H. Howard, John 
E. Haskell, Will H. Moore, Wenzel M. Wochos and 
Milton W. Hall. Of these, Howard, Haskell and Hall 
were absent from the August meeting. 


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and social standing form no barrier to member- 
ship, the sole qualifications being scholarship 
and character. 

To quote from Dean Quine of the parent 
chapter, “This order is for the men who have 
made good” and these men form a select band, 
whose constantly increasing influence is helping 
to bring nearer the day when not only a very few 
medical schools in this country, as at present, but 
the larger number of them, shall rival any in 
the world. 


THE ORIGIN OF THE ALPHA OF 
OHIO CHAPTER. 


During February, 1903, Mr. Burchard Hayes 
Roark, a charter member at Rush Medical-Col- 
lege, made a trip east and organized chapters 
at Western Reserve University, Jefferson Med- 
ical College, and the University of Pennsylvania. 
The original applicants for a charter at Western 
Reserve formed a group of five men, H. J. 
Gerstenberger, W. C. Hill, J. A. Sipher, W. P. 
Chamberlain, and H. H. Heath. They had been 
suggested to Mr. Roark by Prof. W. T. Howard, 
and ranked in a class of thirty-two seniors as 
the highest in scholastic standing. 

After its foundation in 1903, the chapter re- 
mained in a somewhat quiescent state until 1906. 
This was due, partially at least, to the lack of 
official support from the Medical Faculty, who 
very naturally hesitated in endorsing a fraternity 
authoritatively until it had shown a policy of 
entering only the medical schools with the 
highest requirements and most efficient instruc- 
tion, 

During this period the formalities of an 
organization were not carried out fully though 
members were elected in strict accordance with 
the Constitution. In 1906 local interest was 
again aroused and a formal reorganization was 
effected. An exacting and rigid set of by-laws 
governing the nomination and election of new 
members was enacted in 1907, and now that the 
high ideals of the general fraternity were made 
evident, the support of the Faculty and the 
sympathy of the University authorities were ob- 
tained. In 1908 the names of new members 
were printed in the University Commencement 
program for the first time. 


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OFFICERS 
of the Alpha of Ohio Chapter. 


1903-04. 
H. J. . GERSTZNBERCER( A J. Us eee President 
Jo “SIeHER GO UA oon cero eee Vice-President 
W. BP. CHAMBERLAIN: 5% oaeess «eae Secretary 
H, H, HEATS. scserd ogee ene Treasurer 
1906-07. 

A, WE Warner. oe Se ae Premaent 
By Wie  VIiNCENnt sche c aes ... Secretary-Treasurer 
1907-08. 

A. R. WARNER...... President of Alumni Scetion 
Cc. L. CummeEr...Pres. of Undergraduate Section. 
Ey: Fe OMEN ee Sec’y-Treas, of both Sections 
1908-09 
Prop, By) Ci WiAtiE: noses. tne Counselor 
BeoOWS VINCENT aches Pres. of Alumni Section 
Kc i Qensi 7a. Vice-Pres. of Alumni Section 


S. C. Horcuxiss..Pres. of Undergraduate Section 
H. P. Prowitr V.-Pres. of Undergraduate Section 


Rv Hi BIsHop. 33 202% Secretary of both Sections 
LAL Pomeroy 22 cae. Treasurer of both Sections 
1909-10 
Prove ste 0. WATTE. ci a's t's one eeeeee Counselor 


C. H. Lennart President of Alumni Section 
C. Ll. CumMmeEr. .Vice-President of Alumni Section 
H. N. Corn... President of Undergraduate Section 
E. A. Duncan V.-Pres of Undergraduate Section 
V. C. RowWLAND....... Secretary of both Sections 
C. H. CAMPBELL...... Treasurer of both Sections 








ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES 
of Alpha Omega Alpha 


Nature. 


Alpha Omega Alpha is a non-secret Honorary 
Society, bearing the same relation to Medical 
Schools which Phi Beta Kappa does to literary 
institutions and Sigma Xi to scientific schools. 
Election to membership is based entirely upon 
scholarship, moral qualifications being satisfac- 
tory. The election of members is so safe- 
guarded that no other factors are permitted 
to enter into consideration, and influence, frater- 
nity affiliations, or social attainments will avail 
a man nothing in the struggle to win the coveted 
key. 


Object. 


“This organization, while possessing exclusive 
features as regards scholarship and other high 
standards of membership, adds to these the defi- 
nite mission to encourage high ideals of. thought 
and action in schools of medicine and to promote 
that which is highest in professional practice. 
As students, members are to avoid that which will 
make them unworthy of their calling and to fur- 
ther the same spirit among fellow students. As 
practitioners they are to maintain and to en- 
courage the lofty ideals set before them by the 
revered father of medicine, Hippocrates; to 
show respect for other members of their calling; 
to advocate high requirements for entrance to 
the course in medicine and for graduation; in 
short to do what they can to exalt and to ennoble 
the profession. 

A commercial spirit and all departures from 
medical ethics are to be avoided, and the purely 
scientific, the philosophical, and the poetical 
features of the profession to be cultivated.” 


(From Sect. I, Article II, National Constitution, 
Italics ours.) 


Requirements for Membership. 

The National Constitution, provides that in 
the election of members, the requirements shall 
be scholarship and strength of character. 

The constant contact which exists between the 
alumni of Alpha Omega Alpha who are holding 
teaching or dispensary posts, and the students 


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from the first year of their medical residence, 
permits such close observation of possible can- 
didates that the chapter is enabled through its 
alumni members to judge accurately of the 
qualifications of candidates. 


Every effort has been made to ensure the 
election of worthy members. While the admis- 
sion of third-year students is permitted by the 
National Constitution, this privilege has not 
been used by the Alpha of Ohio. A few men 
have been chosen at the beginning of the fourth 
year, but in most cases election has been post- 
poned until the completion of the entire course. 
The reason underlying this is that some men 
do their best work during the last year. This 
is largely practical clinical work, and the frater- 
nity is able to secure a better selection of men 
by deferring election until possible candidates 
have shown their ability. 


Proportion of Members. 


The total number of members from a given 
class is not permitted to exceed one-sixth (1-6) | 
of the number of men graduating in the class. 
One-half (%) of this number, i. e. 1-12 of the 
class, may be chosen during the last half of the 
Junior year. 


Men from other Schools. 


According to the By-laws of our Chapter, men 
who have transferred from other medical schools 
at the end of the first year are not eligible for 
election until they have completed the entire work 
of the Sophomore and Junior years in residence 
in the Medical Department of Western Reserve 
University. A man who enters this school at the 
end of the Sophomore year, or later, is not 
eligible to election. Furthermore, the National 
Constitution provides that no student who has 
taken work at an institution where there is a 
Chapter of this Fraternity shall be elected to 
membership in another chapter until the first 
chapter by a two-thirds (2-3) vote concurs in his 
election. 


Method of Nomination. 

Some time ago the Chapter entered into an 
agreement with the Faculty—this agreement to 
have the binding effect of a contract—that a 
committee of the Faculty should have the sole 


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privilege of nominating new members. The 
grades of the graduating class. are compiled from 
the University records by the Counselor, who is 
an officer of Alpha Omega Alpha and also a 
member of the Faculty. He reports the names 
of the highest third of the class in the order 
of their average standing for all the courses 
taken in the Medical Department of Western 
Reserve University. Candidates not so nomi- 
nated by the Committee of the Faculty cannot 
be elected. 


Election by the Chapter. 


At a regular meeting held after the comple- 
tion of the final examinations, the Chapter 
elects by ballot from the list of nominees pro- 
vided by the Faculty as. many members as it 
may see fit to choose at this time, but it may 
never exceed the quota permitted by the Con- 
stitution. The balloting upon candidates must 
be in order of nomination which is, in order of 
average grade attained in scholarship. Any can- 
didate may be rejected for immorality, lack of 
character or force of personality; but such dis- 
qualifying characteristic must be openly and 
fully stated to the Chapter by those members 
casting the negative votes and full discussion 
must be permitted. In case of a rejection, the 
candidate next in order upon the list is then 
placed before the chapter for ballot. There can 
be no substitution or change in the order of the 
nominees provided by the Faculty Committee. 
The power of election is vested solely and entirely 
in the Chapter; the power of nomination in the 
Faculty Committee. ‘Therefore a candidate has 
to be approved by both of these separate and 
distinct bodies before securing election. 


Should the negative ballot be withdrawn, the 
candidate may be ballotted upon at a subsequent 
meeting provided that the full quota allowed to 
the candidate’s class has not been elected al- 
ready. Mere unpopularity is not allowed to serve 
as a bar to election. 


Publication of Elections to Membership. 


The names of those members of the grad- 
uating class who have been nominated by the 
Faculty and elected by the Chapter are published 
in the Commencement Program together with the 
announcements of the usual University Honors. 


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Status of the Chapter in the University. 


The nomination of candidates by the Faculty, 
the fact that the Counselor is a member of the 
Faculty and its Secretary, and the recognition 
afforded by the University by announcing the 
Annual Meeting of the Chapter in the official 
schedule of the events of Commencement week, 
and by publishing the names of new members 
in the Commencement program, places this 
Chapter upon a plane with Phi Beta-Kappa and 
Sigma Xi. Election to it thus becomes a semi- 
official honor, and is at present the only recogni- 
tion of scholarship granted during the course or 
upon graduation. . 


Organization. 


The National Constitution provides that the 
Chapter shall be divided into two Sections, 
Alumni and Undergraduate.- A member of the 
Faculty is elected to serve as Counselor for three 
(3) years. ‘The two sections usually meet to- 
gether, and in this school the division is a nom- 
inal one. The fact that the majority of our 
graduates serve in the hospitals of the city, and 
afterwards become attached to the school or to 
some of the affiliated dispensaries, ensures a more 
or less permanently interested body of alumni. 
The alumni too have every opportunity of observ- 
ing the work and personal behavior of students 
who may become candidates for election at a 
later date and thereby become well qualified to 
advise the Undergraduate Section in the selection 
of members. 


Annual Dinner. 


According to custom, the annual dinner is given 
in the fall. At this time the new members are 
the guests of the Chapter. The annual “Alpha 
Omega Alpha Address” is delivered by ‘a promi- 
nent alumnus or honorary member. ‘The fol- 
lowing have been speakers in the past: 


1907. Associate Primarius Walter B. Cannon, 
of Harvard Medical School. 


1908.. Primarius Winfield S. Hall, of North- 
western University Medical School. 








LIST OF MEMBERS. 


Honorary. 


tl. Wii1aM Travis Howarp, Jr., A. B., M. D. 
E. 9th St. and St. Clair Ave., Cheyatand, 


Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy, 
ae Bacteriology, Med. Dept, W. R. U. 


A. University of Virginia, 1887; M. D., Univer- 
sity of Maryland 1889; P. G., Johns Hopkins, 1889- 1894; 
Prague, 1895; Pathologist to Lakeside, City, and Charity 
Hospitals, Cleveland. 


2. FRepEricK C. Waite, Litt. B., A. M., Ph. D. 
E. 9th St. and St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. 


Professor of Histology and : Embryology, Med. 
Dept., if R. U., and Secretary of the Faculty. 


Litt. Adelbert, 1892; A. M., W. R. U., 1894; 

M., Hazvonk 1896; Ph. D., Harvard, 1898; Phi 
Beta Kappa, W. R. U. % Fellow in Zoology and Assistant 
in Zoology, Harvard, 1896-98; Instructor in Biology, New 
York University, 1899-1900; Assistant in Anatomy, Rush 
Medical College, 1900-01. 


ALUMNI. 


1903. 


71. Water C. Hint, M. D. 
Osborn Bldg., Cleveland. 


Ohio State University, 1894-98; Medical House 
Officer, Lakeside Hospital, 1903-04; Assistant Superin- 
tendent, Lakeside Hospital, 1904-07; Lecturer on Radi- 
ography, W. R. U., Dental Dept., 1906—; Demonstrator 
of Roentgenology, W. R. U., Medical Dept., 1907—; 
Radiographer to Lakeside and St. Luke’s Hospitals, 
Cleveland. 


+2. Henry J. GerstENBERGER, M. D. 


2500 E. 35th St., Cleveland. 


Graduate Concordia College, 1899; Dresden and 
Berlin, 1903-05; Physician-in-charge, W. R. U., Tuber- 
culosis Dispensary, 1906-07; Medical Director, Babies’ 
Dispensary and Hospital, 1907—-; Instructor in Diseases 
of Children, W. R. U., Medical Department, 1908—; 


73. Joun A. Sipuer, A. B., M. D. Norwalk, O. 


A. B., Kenyon, 1896; Phi Beta Kappa, Kenyon; 
Demonstrator in Physiology, 1902-03; Demonstrator in 
Pathology and Bacteriology, 1903-04, W. R. U., Medical 
nee Assistant City Bacteriologist, City of Cleveland, 
1902-03. . : 


+4, Wess P, CHAMBERLAIN, A. B., M. D. 


7405 Detroit St., Cleveland. 


A. B., Hiram College, 1900; Interne, St. Alexis 
Hospital, 1903-04; Anaesthetist to Lutheran Hospital; 
Assistant Surgeon, Eye Section, Lakeside Hospital 
Dispensary. 


+5. Homer H. Hearn, B. S., M. D. Toledo, O. 


S. Hiram College, 1898; Lecturer, Training 
School for Nurses, St. Vincent’s - Hospital ; and member 
of Surgical Staff, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Toledo. 





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1904. 


6. Cary H. Lenuart, Ph. B., M. D. 


Detroit Ave. and W. 65th St., Cleveland. 
Ph. B., Adelbert, 1901; House Officer and Resident 


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Physician, Private Ward Service, Lakeside Hospital, 
1904-06. 


7.. Witiu1AM A. SCHLESINGER, Ph. B., M. D. 
5409 Broadway Ave., Cleveland. 


Ph. B., Adelbert, 1901; Interne, Charity Hospital, 
1905-06. 


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8. SaAMuEL S. BeErcer, M. D. 
1946 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. 


Interne, Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1903-04; Associate 
Visiting Physician, Mt. Sinai Hospital, and Visiting 
Physician, Jewish Infants’ Orphans’ Home. 


9. Isapor J. Goopman, M. D. fA 
2050 W. 25th St., Cleveland. 
Interne, St. Alexis Hospital, 1904-06. 


10. J: HH. WELLS, Maid 
1816 FE. 55th St., Cleveland. 
Interne, St. Alexis Hospital, 1904-05. 


11. Kart E. Ocus, M. D. 
2407 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. 


Interne, St. Alexis Hospital, 1904-05; Demonstrator 
in Physiology, W. R. U., Medical Dept., 1906-07. 


1905. 


12. Wiiiram P. Lucas, A. B., M. D. 
Boston, Mass. 


A. B., Wooster University, 1900; Interne, Charity 
Hospital, 1905-06; Interne, Children’s. Hospital, Boston, 
1906-07; Interne, South Dept., Boston City Hospital, 
1907; Interne, Boston Floating Hospital, 1907; Assistant, 
Pediatric Dept., Harvard Medical School; Junior Visiting 
Physician, Boston Childrens’ Hospital and Boston 
Infant’s Hospital; Fellow under Proctor Fund in Labor- 
atory of Serum Diagnosis, Harvard Medical School. 


13. J. Doucias PincHErR, Ph. B:, M. D. 
E. 9th St. and St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. 


Ph. B., Adelbert, 1902; Resident Pathologist, Charity 
Hospital, 1905-06; Interne, City Hospital, 1906-07; 
Demonstrator in Pharmacology, W. R. U., Medical 
Dept., 1907—. 


14. N. Winu1am Incas, B. S., M. D. 
E. 9th St. and St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. 


B. S., Baldwin University, 1901; University of 
Freiburg and Strassburg, 1906-07; Demonstrator in 
Anatomy, W. R. U., Medical Dept., 1905-06; Instructor 
ae cg 1906-09; Assistant Professor of Anatomy, 
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1906. 


15. Anprew R. Warner, A. M., M. D. 
Cor. E. 89th St. and Hough Ave., Cleveland. 


A. B., 1899, A. M., 1902, Hamilton College; Phi 
Beta Kappa, Hamilton; Surgical House Officer, Lakeside 
Hospital, 1906-07; Assistant Superintendent, Lakeside 
Hospital, 1907; Demonstrator in Physiology, W Ul, 
Medical Dept. 1907—; Instructor in Surgery, Training 
School for Nurses, Lakeside Hospital, 1907—. 


16. Brrr E. Garver, B. L., M. D. Lorain, O. 


B. L., Adelbert, 1903; Phi Beta Kappa, Adelbert; 
Interne, Charity Hospital, "1905- 07; Junior Surgeon, St. 
Joseph’s Hospital, Lorain, 


17. FRANK W. VINCENT, A. B., M. D. 
Bagino Hospital, Bagino, Benquet, P. I. 


. B., Oberlin, 1903; Phi Beta Kappa, Oberlin; 
Medical House Officer, and Interne, Private Ward 
Service, Lakeside Hospital, 1906-08; Physician-in-charge, 
Tuberculosis Dispensary, and Demonstrator in Medicine, 

. U., Medical Department, 1908-09; U. S. Civil 
Service, Phillipine Islands, 1909—. 


1907. 


18. Crype L. Cummer, Ph. B., M. D. 
Rose Bldg, Cleveland. 


Ph. B., Adelbert, 1904; Phi Beta Kappa, Adelbert; 
Medical House Officer, Lakeside Hospital, 1907-08; 
Assistant Physician, Medical Section, and Assistant 
Surgeon, Ear, Nose, and Throat Section of Lakeside 
Hospital Dispensary, 1908—; Instructor in Materia 
Medica, Lakeside Hospital Training School for Nurses, 
1909—; Demonstrator of Clinical Microscopy, W.R. U., 1909, 


19. Eart F. Smirx, M. D. Lorain, O. 


Ohio Wesleyan University, 1899-1900; Interne, 
Charity Hospital, 1907-09. ' 


1908. 


20. Homer P. Prowirt, B. S., M. D. 


Cleveland City Hospital. 


B. S., Washington and Jefferson, 1904; Resident 
Physician, Childrens’ Fresh Air Camp, 1908; Interne, 
City Hospital, 1908—. 


21. RosErt H. BisHop, A. B., M. D. 
Lennox Bldg., Cleveland. 


A. B., Miami University, 1903; Surgical House 
Officer, Lakeside Hospital, 1908-09; Secretary, Anti- 
Tuberculosis League, Physician-in-charge, W. R. U. 
Tuberculosis Dispensary, and Demonstrator in Medicine, 
W. R. U., Medical Department, 1909—. 


22. LAWRENCE A. Pomeroy, A. B., M. D. 
Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland. 


A. B., Yale, 1905; Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, 
Yale; Interne, Private Ward Service, Lakeside Hospital ; 
Medical House Officer, 1909; Resident Physician, Private 
Ward Service, 1909—. 


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23. SamueE.t C. Horcuxiss, A. B., M. D. 
Marine Hospital,.San Francisco, Cal, 


A. B., Oberlin, 1904; Medical House Officer, Lake- 
side Hospital, 1908-09; Assistant Surgeon, U. H. 
and M. H. Service, 1909—; Assistant in, Eye, Ear, cae, 
and Throat Dept., Dispensary of Leland-Stanford Uni- 
versity Medical College, San Francisco. 


24. Cuauncty W. Wycxorr, A. B., M. D. . 
Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland. 


A. B., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1904; Phi Beta 
Kappa, O. W. U.; Resident Physician, Rainbow Cottage, 
1907-08; Medical House Officer, Lakeside Hospital, 
1908—; Attending Physician, Babies’ Dispensary and 
Hospital, 1908. 


1909. 


25. Car, H. CAMPBELL, A. B., M. D. 
Cleveland City Hospital. 


A. B., University of Wooster, 1905; Interne, Cleve- 
land City Hospital, 1909—. 


26. Harorp N. Cork, Ph: B., M. D. 
Lakeside Hosuial Cleveland. 


Ph. B., Bucknell University, 1906; Resident Physi- 
cian, Rainbow Cottage, 1908-09; Medical House Officer, 
Lakeside Hospital, 1909—. 


27. Ernest A. Duncan, B. L., M. D. 
Cleveland City Hospital. 


B. L., Kenyon, 1906; Phi Beta Kappa, Kenyon; 
Resident, Maternity Hospital, 1908-09 ; Resident Physi- 
cian, Childrens’ Fresh Air Camp, 1909; Interne, City 
Hospital, 1909—. 


28. Vernon C. Rowtanp, B. S., A. M., M. D. 


Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland. 


B. S., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1903; A. M., 
O. W. U.; Phi Beta Kappa, O. W. U.; Surgical House 
Officer, Lakeside Hospital, 1909—. 


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STATISTICAL. 


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Honorary Members ..... pA RRS OMG eh 2 
(iE Ra A A a a 28 
Preliminary Training. 

CTO AE ATI 4 gos onic lk bb © hum vee sly mh 4 
One or more years at literary college........ 2 
Graduates from literary colleges ...........:- oe 

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Residence. 
BOBO POE CVCIONG. So cca cer cccccccucccess 21 
In Ohio other than Cleveland................ 4 
MU MRMRCHTISSETUS cov se accu sinc csceyycrancnas 1 
MEIMIIEG OLALES DELVICES oles. ces enceenses 4 
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Post-Graduate Training. 
Hospital graduates or now serving in hos- 
Debating. Gee. 20) 2K dean . Oa dbiw. d. a9 
Post-graduate training in Europe............ 2 


; Present Connections. 
Wowrzsetving inchospitalsiny ) 646 csid. stale «vine alee y 
Holding teaching posts in W. R. U......... 8 


Holding dispensary or hospital posts in other 
cities or teaching posts in other schools.. 3 


Pe orb et ty. and,, Ma Es Services oy ccs. ss 1 
MS eC iaily Service; , is cas ahae oh siss ques bays 1 
Members of Other Honorary Societies. 
Members of Phi Beta Kappa............... 9 
PPPOE ET OMOL. IRIN. C1, sis oie 6 a tucbicioe mplene ds i 

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THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES. 


The following oath, read at every initiation, 
represents the spirit of our order. 


I swear by Apollo, the physician, and Aescula- 
pius, and Health, and All-heal, and all the gods 
and goddesses, that, according to my ability and 
judgment, I will keep this oath and stipulation: 
to reckon him who taught me this art equally 
dear to me as my parents, to share my substance 
with him and relieve his necessities if required; 


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to regard his offspring as on the same footing 
with my own brothers, and to teach them this 
art if they should wish to learn it, without fee or 
stipulation, and that by precept, lecture and every 
other mode of instruction, I will impart a knowl- 
edge of the art to my own sons and to those of 
my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipula- 
tion and oath, according to the law of medicine, 
but to none others. I will follow that method 
of treatment which, according to my ability and 
judgment, I consider for the benefit of my pa- 
tients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious 
and mischievous. I will give no deadly medicine 
to anyone if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; 
furthermore, I will not give to a woman an instru- 
ment to produce abortion. With purity and with 
holiness I will pass my life and practice my art. 
I will not cut a person who is suffering with a 
stone, but will leave this to be done by practi- 
tioners of this work, Into whatever houses I 
enter I will go into them for the benefit of the 
sick and will abstain from every voluntary act 
of mischief and corruption; and further from the 
seduction of females or males, bond or free. 
Whatever, in connection with my professional 
practice, or not in connection with it, I may see 
or hear in the lives of men which ought not 
to be spoken abroad, I will not divulge, as 
reckoning that such should be kept secret. While 
I continue to keep this oath unviolated, may it 
be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice 
of the art, respected by all men at all times, but 
should I trespass and violate this oath, may the 
reverse be my lot. 


Hippocrates was born on the island of Cos 
about 460 B. C., and died about 357 B. C., at 
Larissa, in Thessaly. This, the greatest medical 
name of antiquity, is that of the first scientific 
physician, who did much to free the art of heal- 
ing from ignorance and superstition, and his 
works still are quoted frequently by our ablest 
writers. 


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